Letters to the Petaluma Argus-Courier: On obscene PAC money and scurrilous political attacks

Kim King drops off her ballot with her dog, Jackson, in front of the Sonoma County Administration Building in Santa Rosa on Monday, November 2, 2026. (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat) By Contributed ContentPUBLISHED: November 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM PST Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...PAC money disrupting local elections EDITOR: Thank you Phil Barber (“Late injection of money into city races”) and Emma Murphy (“Fundraising picks up in supervisor race”) for Oct. 30 articles that examine Political Action Committee (PAC) funding in our local elections. As both point out, it is often difficult to track the creators and funders behind PACs and voters should have easy access to this valuable information. The amounts of money being thrown at our elections become more obscene each cycle. Voters must demand greater transparency and spending limits. The playing field is no longer level.

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